Space Headlines

Inside the race between Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos for control of outer space
Thu Oct 15 12:45 pm
The Atlantic writer Josh Tyrangiel says Musk and Bezos each want to colonize the moon, mine its resources and launch thousands more satellites. He says their only real competition is each other.
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NASA's Mars rover Perseverance has broken a landmark distance record
Tue Oct 13 4:03 pm
NASA's Mars rover Perseverance has just hit a milestone — for the longest distance traveled by an off-Earth vehicle.
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Margaret Hamilton, whose software sent humans to the moon, dies at 90
Thu Oct 08 5:38 pm
Hamilton was in her early thirties when she led the team of software engineers that powered NASA's Apollo missions. She later said, "There was no choice but to be pioneers."
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4 people on NASA's Crew-12 mission return to Earth after 8 months in space
Thu Oct 08 11:34 am
Four people — two NASA astronauts, one from the European Space Agency and a Russian cosmonaut — spent nearly eight months at the space station, conducting spacewalks, science experiments and research.
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How 'Musk' director Alex Gibney became a critic
Thu Oct 08 4:45 am
A trove of documents and interviews with people close to tech billionaire Elon Musk reveal a damning picture of his rise as one of the world's richest and most powerful men.
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New space station crew launches from Florida on SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule
Thu Oct 01 11:21 am
The crew of four — two NASA astronauts, one from Canada, and a Russian cosmonaut — heads to the International Space Station after liftoff from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
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SpaceX's Starship reaches orbit for the first time
Tue Sep 29 6:42 am
SpaceX's mammoth rocket, Starship, reached orbit for the first time on Monday. The mission was shorter than expected, but SpaceX completed its objectives as it develops the world's largest rocket.
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SpaceX's Starship launches on first orbital mission from Texas
Mon Sep 28 9:15 am
Starship is key to SpaceX's commercial success and NASA's plans to land humans on the moon. This is the 14th flight of the uncrewed Starship, but the first time it reached orbit.
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U.S. military reveals it has deployed weapons in space
Wed Sep 16 4:41 am
NPR's A Martinez speaks with space security analyst Laura Grego of the Union of Concerned Scientists about the U.S. military's revelation that it has deployed weapons in space.
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U.S. acknowledges for the first time that it has deployed weapons in space
Wed Sep 16 3:26 am
The remarkable revelation comes after previous warnings about countries such as Russia possibly weaponizing a global frontier long agreed in treaties to be used for only peaceful purposes.
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